Everything French at Miami Art Week 2025

France will shine once again as Miami Art Week brings twenty Art Fairs and endless cultural activations to the Magic City, featuring a cohort of French artists. Here are some of the highlights:

Art Basel returns to Miami Beach with features 283 leading galleries from 43 countries, including ten French galleries (Crèvecœur, Mor Charpentier, Natalia Obadia, Perrotin and Templon to name a few). Villa Albertine is partnering with the French Professional Committee of Art Galleries (CPGA) for the fifth edition of the CPGA–Etant donnés Prize at Art Basel Miami Beach, awarded to a living artist active on the French art scene and exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach. In 2024, the prize was awarded to Joanna Mirabel (represented by Galerie Nathalie Obadia) who will be in residence with the Villa Albertine Miami in 2026. 

Art Basel’s sister fair, Design Miami, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary as the global forum for collectible design. This year’s exhibitors include four French galeries (Carpenters Workshop, Scène Ouverte, Galerie Signé, Théorème éditions).
The fair’s Special Projects section will highlight the craftsmanship of French designer Joyce Billet with “Rising, Rooted, and Woven” presented by Villa Albertine with plants provided by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The project explores the intersections between the natural and the constructed. Her work can also be viewed at her Open Studio in the Design District where you cane experience the creative process behind her monumental works

Outside the fair, “Mr. Pink Takes Flight,” by French artist Philippe Katerine, is one of the first public art installations marking the start of the city’s annual arts celebration. The Museum of Graffiti will present a solo exhibition of France-based Graffiti artist JonOne while NSU Museum of Art will highlight its Christo and Jeanne-Claude “Surrounded Islands” exhibition. You can also view the recently unveiled public works of Marielle Plaisir (represented by Snitzer Gallery at Art Basel) “The Way I See the World” – Screening Facade (2025), a large-scale illuminated façade installation at Atlantic Station building downtown Miami.

On the music side, ZeyZey will showcase the whole Roche Musique label  including performances and DJ sets by FKJ, Dabeull, Breakbot & Irfaneto name a few. Factory Town’s Basel line up will feature French DJ star Hugel. 

Immerse yourself in vibrant cultural landscape featuring the finest creatives and art lovers from our community and abroad !